1. JANUARY 2013
PANEL:
Jennifer Pryor, Training Coordinator
Jay White, CEU Contact
Annette Kelley, DSS, Division of Licensing Programs
Dr. E. Ayn Welleford, Department of Gerontology Chair
2. 1. Introductions
2. Responses from Providers: Fall Recap
3. Logistics
4. Items for Clarification
1. Certificates and licensing
2. VGEC
5. Changes for Spring
1. Pilot testing for dual topic training
2. CEGL
6. Additional Notes
3. ISP Person-Centered Caring
• “Best one since inception” • “Helped me be more aware of my
clients’ needs”
• “More detailed, and UAI was used
as a baseline as it should have” • “Look at each resident’s needs –
not grouping them”
Agitation and Aggression
• “That others that are in similar situations have
used different approaches and been
successful”
• “How mental illness (Depression) can take the
form of Dementia”
• “I know to put myself in [the client’s] place and
how to calm them down”
4. What have you found
to be the best strategy
What do you get for bringing the key
out of teaching points home?
these classes?
5. Subs/Replacements
No Shows
Late Shows
Payment Status
On-Site Registration or
Unregistered Participant
Certificates
CEUs
6.
7. Certificates and licensing
• Certificates are given/sent to the participant only
• Participants are responsible for turning in their
own training hours to their licensing bodies, if
necessary
Virginia Geriatric Education Center (VGEC)
• Do not accept payment made out to VGEC
• The VGEC is no longer housed in VCU’s DoG
8. Are there any additional items that
need clarification?
9. Dual Topic Training Pilot Test
• Nutritional Needs for Older Adults and Medication Safety
(March)
Continuing Education in Gerontological
Leadership (CEGL)
• A new program in continuing education for healthcare
professionals
• Designed for those already taking the DSS trainings to
support professional identity development
• Including distance learning options (Webinars)
• Very reasonably priced
• Forward all questions to agingstudies@vcu.edu
10. Trainer Notes
• Hard copies will no longer be mailed out with box of materials
Draft Regulations for ALFs
• These regulations are not currently in effect
• Do not engage in discussions about the draft regs as they do not
apply to current facility operations
• You may simply state that regulations are subject to change at any
time, and providers should keep up to date by visiting the DSS
website
11. Contact us
Jennifer Pryor – pryorjm@vcu.edu
Jay White – whitejt2@vcu.edu
Department of Gerontology
804-828-9060
www.sahp.vcu.edu/gerontology/
Department of Social Services
www.dss.virginia.gov/
